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Table 1 List of dromedary-Bactrian camel hybrids mentioning their phenotypic Bactrian characters

From: Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) and Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) crossbreeding husbandry practices in Turkey and Kazakhstan: An in-depth review

Hybrids

Bactrian camel heritage %

Camelus bactrianus common phenotypic traits present in hybrids

Hybrid name

F

Parents

Hump area

Areas with Bactrian hair

Forearms

Neck

Top head

Nar-maya

F1

Bactrian

Dromedary

50

2

In all camel hybrids, the typical Bactrian camel hair grown in these three body areas is always present.

However, hair presence and extent are noticeable only in fall, winter, and spring seasons. In the summer/hot season, hair may be completely shed rendering the aspect of these areas as in the dromedary

Iner-maya

F1

Dromed.

Bactrian

50

Kospak 1

F2

Nar-maya

Bactrian

75

6

Aydaramir-arada

F2

Nar-maya

New Kazakh dromed.

25+

1

Kurt 1

F2

Iner-maya

Dromedary

25

3

Bayshin

F2

Iner-maya

New Kazakh dromed.

25+

1

Arada-kurt (Dostik 1)

F2

Nar-maya

Dromedary

25

Aydaramir-nar

F3

Aydaramir-arada

Bactrian

62.5+

2

Kospak 2

F3

Kospak 1

Bactrian

87.5

6

Bereket-kospak

F3

Kospak 1

Kalmyk Bactrian

87.5

Kurt 2

F3

Kurt 1

Dromedary

12.5

2

Bai-nar

F3

Kurt 1

New Kazakh dromed

12.5+

Kurt-nar 1

F3

Kurt 1

Bactrian

62.5

Kez-nar 1

F3

Kospak 1

Dromedary

37.5

4

Baidara

F3

Kospak 1

New Kazakh dromed.

37.5+

1?

Baykazhy-nar

F3

Bayshin

Bactrian

62.5

1

Arada-nar

F3

Arada-kurt

New Kazakh dromed.

12.5+

Dostik 2 type

F3

Arada-kurt

Dromedary

12.5

Dostik 3 type

F4

Dostik 2 type

Dromedary

6.25

Kospak 3

F4

Kospak 2

Dromedary

93.75

7

Aydaramir-kurt

F4

Aydaramir-nar

Dromedary

31.25+

?

Kurt-nar 2

F4

Kurt 2

Bactrian

56.25

2

“Hybrid F4”

F4

Kurt 2

Kurt 2

12.5

1

Kurt 3

F4

Kurt 2

Dromedary

6.25

Bekdas

F4

Kurt 2

New Kazakh dromed.

6.25+

Kez-nar 2

F4

Kospak 2

Dromedary

43.75

4

Bereket-nar

F4

Bereket-kospak

Dromedary

43.75

3

Arada

F4

Arada-nar

Arada-nar

12.5

1

Ardas

F4

Baykazhy-nar

Dromedary

31.25

Baytur

F5

Kurt-nar 2

New Kazakh dromed.

28.12+

1

Aydaramir

F5

Aydaramir-kurt

New Kazakh dromed.

15.62+

Bekdas-nar

F5

Bekdas

New Kazakh dromed.

6.25+

New Kazakh dromed.

F5

Kurt 4

Kurt 4

3.12

Kez-nar 3

F5

Kospak 3

Dromedary

46.87

3

Sannak

F5

Ardas

New Kazakh dromed.

15.62+

1

Baidasbeck

F6

Kez-nar 3

New Kazakh dromed.

23.43+

  1. Explanatory notes: Hump area—8, Bactrian humps; 7, two well-developed humps closer than in the Bactrian but separate at their base; 6, two well-developed humps with their bases touching each other; 5, one large hump with two symmetric small humps at the apex; 4, one large hump with two asymmetric small humps at the apex, the rear hump bigger than the front one; 3, one large hump with two visible mounds at the apex; 2, one large hump with a clear depression several centimetres deep on the front top margin; 1, dromedary hump. Bactrian heritage: +, to indicate that New Kazakh Dromedary has still 3.12% of Bactrian camel genes